Resources 2012

Asean Trade Union Council, Indonesia, 6 December 2018 - Leaders of the ASEAN Trade Union Council (ATUC) reiterated the primacy of social dialogue among tripartite partners and the genuine engagement of unions at the regional and national levels on issues affecting the world of work in their meeting on 24-25 November 2018 in Nusa Dua Bali, Indonesia.

International Labour Organization, Switzerland, 5 December 2018 - The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that 164 million people are migrant workers – a rise of 9 per cent since 2013, when they numbered 150 million.

Nikkei Asian Review, Japan, 26 November 2018 - More foreign nationals working at Japanese companies are joining labor unions, and the service industry that needs their labor is discovering that treating foreigners well is essential to keeping them.

Hong Kong Free Press, China, 22 November 2018 - A domestic worker action group has criticised the early release of a former employer who abused Indonesian domestic worker, Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, as “salt to the wound of injustice” on Thursday.

BBC, United Kingdom, 22 November 2018 - Migrant workers in the UK, many in low-paid jobs, are sending £8bn a year to support families in their home countries, says a report from the United Nations' education agency.

The Washington Post, Japan, 21 November 2018 - Twenty-seven-year-old War Nu left her village in central Myanmar at the end of last year bound for Japan. She had borrowed nearly $3,000 to pay an agent for a job in the garments industry here, lured not only by the offer of much higher wages but also by the chance to learn new skills in a country known for its advanced technology.

Open Society Foundations, Global, 7 November 2018 - In 2017, a recruiter arrived in Ojo de Agua, Mexico, with an enticing pitch. For a few thousand pesos, he said, he could arrange for documented employment in the United States. The jobs were waiting with H-2 visas attached. The claims caused a stir in the small community in Mexico’s Hidalgo state. Offers like this didn’t come along every day.

International Labour Organization, Thailand, 2 November 2018 - As the use of digital technology increases across all aspects of labour migration, ASEAN Member States are committed to working towards systems that ensure that digital technology is accessible, safe, and promotes decent work for all migrant workers.

International Labour Organization, Singapore, 31 October 2018 - Digital technologies are making it easier to access information and connect people. They offer tremendous opportunities to simplify, secure, and accelerate the migration process for the growing population of migrant workers in the Asia-Pacific region.

International Labour Organization, Thailand, 12 Oct 2018 - Guaranteeing the right to organize, collectively bargain, and join trade unions in destination countries is one of the most effective ways to prevent exploitation of women migrant workers from ASEAN, concluded the participants of the regional meeting for Promoting Women Migrant Workers’ Rights through Organizing in ASEAN.